Bewrat falcpan
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 21,1894.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING.
Christmas is coming! Oh, my! Oh,my!
Look out, little man, don’t cry ! Don’t ery !
For Santa Claus loveth a brave little boy.
And surely remembers all such with a toy
Or a game or a book
Or a long candy crook—
Never mind if yonr tumble did hurt, don’t
ery.
Christmas is coming, and my little lad
Will forget every troublesome bump he has
had; 4
1t bringeth a balm for each bruise, and the
smart ; 3
Of the saddest of griefs for the time will de-
depart
‘I'he joy of the bells
In each bosom swells
For the goodness of giving makes every heart
glad.
Yes, Christmas is coming. That wonderful
ay
The children delight in is not far away.
Then e3ndies and cookies and wagons and
© sleds
And Jmping Jacks, whistles and dolls’ little
eds
Are scattered abroad
And the children applaud
Each treasure from Santa Claus’ wonderful
sleigh.
— Chicago Record.
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Christmas Before Christ.
Christmas holidays did not begin with
the year one. They began before that.
In Jerusalem, as the days lengthened
and the daylight commenced to get the
better of darkness, the people kept the
Feast of Tabernacles. The sprays of
green with which the churches and our
homes are made beautiful to-day have
grown from the branches of olive and
palm and pine and myrtle of that He-
brew festival. And the lights which
glitter from the Christmas candles are
lighted from the great lamps, which, in
the court of Herod’s Temple at that
great feast, cast their glow into the
streets of the holy city.
In Rome at this season they kept the
Saturnalia, the celebration of the winter
solstice.
WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS UNKNOWN.
No trace, is found in that old day,
of Santa Claus. That good saint whose
name was Nicholas, lived in the Middle
Ages, and showed his kindness of heart
and his love for little children by throw-
ing in gifts through the windows of the
houses of the poor. One of the best
saints in the whole calendar tohave in
remembrance just at this time of year !
Tt is not likely that the Roman mothers
told their children much about old Sa-
turn,a grim ogre of a bad reputation
who was reported to havea keen ap-
petite for tender little children.
In one respect the Pagan Saturnalia
was more Christian than the Christian
Christmas. All distinctions of rank were
laid aside, Slaves, we are told, sat at
table with their masters..
This, no doubt, will be the state of
things in that better golden age which
is in the future and is called the King-
dom of Heaven, when the Lord Christ,
who Himself once waited upon the
guests ata supper, shall sit upon the
throne of the world and there shall be
brotherhood real, unfeigned and uni-
versal.
THE DATE OF CHRIST'S BIRTH.
Thus there was Christmas before
Christ. He came and lived His wonder-
ful life and died and rose again, ascend-
ed into heaven and the church began.
Nothing was more natural and right
than tbat they who loved Him should
strive to keep the anniversary of His
blessed birth. This is one of the in-
stincts of love. It is striking evidence
of the strength of prejudice and par-
tisanship that by reason of ecclesiastical
quarrels men who really loved Christ
should have given up this instinctive,
affectionate observance. Any Christian
able to look at things clearly and na-
turally would keep Christmas.
But the exact day wasnot known.
They had forgotten, if they ever knew,
when Christ was born. The twenty-
fitth day of December is not mentioned
in the Bible. Probably the season of
the year would be approximated by tra-
dition. He came as the long nights be-
gan to grow shorter and the brief dark
days began to lengthen and grow bright-
er. Sometime about this significant
season the shepherds heard the chorus of
the angels. What did the day matter
go that the birth of Jesus Christ was
kept in glad remembrance, and the
Christmas story was repeated year by
year to the little children? The exact
date was of small importance.
So the festival began. But beside it
was the rejoicing at the same season of
all the Christians’ pagan neighbors. And
presently, as the pagans were converted,
there were in the church itself great
numbers of people who were accustom-
ed at this time to keep the old ways of
their fathers, to light candles, and to
give gifts and to make merry. The wise
church, desirous of all things good, and
glad to take the good from any giver,
appropriated all that was best in that
pagan Saturnalia. It encouraged peo-
ple to continue their former customs
with the ney meanings which the new
truth suggested. The candles which had
typified the victory of light over dark-
ness in the world of nature were taken
for symbols of a better victory in the
spiritual realm. The gifts were made
to be remembrances of that supreme gift
which God gave when he sent His Son.
The old joy lived on, and was rather
increased than diminished. Saturn gave
place to Christ. The pagan feast be-
came the Christian festival.
SATURNALIA STILL KEPT.
That transformation is not even yet
complete. There are houses, I suppose,
where Saturnalia will still be kept in-
stead of Christmas. Dinner will be of
more importance than devotion. There
will be less prayer than pudding. The
Christmas tree, which the church took
from her pagan neighbors, will blaze
with candles and hang heavy with gifts,
and thesmall children will dance about
it as the children danced in the days of
the Druids. And that will be all. The
festival will be as pagan as any Satur-
nalia of old Rome.
What is needed is to mako the day a
Christian festival, Every little child
ought to be taught its meaning. The
story of the Bethiehem shepherds and
the manger ought to be retold. And
the heart of all the happiness ought to
be our gratitude for God's own Christ-
mas gift. This day is as sacred as Sun-
day. It should be kept religiously,
with the gladcess aud rejoicing which,
we are told, befit a day ‘which the
Lord hath made.” We ought to em-
phasize the Christian side of Christmas.
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Merry Christmas.
We rejoice that each succeeding year
makes the celebration of Christmas more
pronounced, and, if possible, more beau-
tiful. We, of this land, have gathered
the customs of many people, into our
observance of the day and made promi-
nent those most significant of its lofty
gladness.
Christmas comes to us radiant with
love and overflowing with joy ; it Kkin-
dles anew the flame family affection ; it
makes memories of joys long past, and
touches chords that vibrate with child-
hood’s earliest pleasures. Many of us
can see in its welcome sunrise the bril-
liance of a holy commemoration, for the
ever dawning, never setting Star of
Bethlehem has brightened for long ages
its hallowed morning and promises the
speedy coming of the universal brother-
hood of man.
«Prince of Peace ! thy reign shall be
Wide as earth from sea to sea.”
Christmas with its past of lowly pa-
thos, and its prophecy of infinite splen-
dor, brings the universe into harmony
and Earth lifts her grateful and exult-
ant song.
“Glory to God in the highest.”
And Heaven with holy benediction,
replies,
“Qn earth peace, good will to men.”
The WATCHMAN wishes you all a
Merry Christmas. May the good
things of the earth be yours and in the
midst of the joys that they bring, forget
not, that there are those whose hands
are empty and whose hearts are not
glad.
A
A Traveling Savant.
Farmer Cribbs-- I've got yer
now. Take yer hand off that turkey !
Gentlemanly = Tramp--You wrong
me, sir, in speaking so harshly. I'm
walking delegate for the American sei-
ence asociation. I was simply feeling
the bird’s pulse to ascertain if the ap-
proaching Christmas ceremonies had
any effect on his nervous organization.
—Judge.
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family for several years as occasion re-
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colic or dysentery. I now feel that my
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A Silly Question.
The Bachelor—Do you let your wife
have the last word?
The Married Man—Do I let her ?
The B.—Yes.
The M. M.—Huh! Young fellow,
when you've been married a year or two
you won't ask such a question 8s that.
— New York Press.
ACTA,
Merely As An Excuse.
“Romeo,” she whispered, “will you
get some mistletoe for Christmas 9?
(‘What for, Juliet?’ he questioned.
“Qh,” she replied, ‘‘merely as—as an
excuse ''—N. Y. Herald.
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How He Tamed Her.
Price— What made Jenks take his
wife to see that horrible prize fight 2’
Wheaton—She had finished her
Christmas shopping and everything
else seemed so tame to her.—Inter Ocean.
ECU SO
No Doubt He Did.
Spatts— I’m going to watch the old
year out, Miss Flypp.”
Miss Flypp—*I think you need
watching more than the old year
does.”
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this Second Reader if he’s comin’, an’ if
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When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
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TION OF THE GREAT LOW TARIFF SALES!
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Light and Heavy Harness
ever put on the Bellefonte market, which will
be made in the large room, formerly occupied
by Harper Bros., on Spring street. It has been
added to my factory and will be used exclu-
sively for the sale of harness, being the first
exclusive salesroom ever used in this town, as
heretofore the custom has been to sell goods
in the room in which they were made. This
elegant room has been refitted and furnished
with glass eases in which the harness can be
nicely aisplayed and still kept away from
heat and dust, the enemies of long wear in
lesiner. Our factory now occupies a room
16x74 teet and the store 20x60 added makes it
the iargest establishment of its kind outside
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
We are prepared to offer better bargains in
the future than we have done in the past and
we want everyone to see our goods and get
prices for when you do this, out of self defense
fou will buy. Our profits are not large, but
y selling lots of goods we can afford tolive in
Bellefonte. We are nol indulging in idle
philanthropy. Itis purely business. We are
not making much, but trade is growing and
that is what we are interested in now. te
will take care of themseives.
When other houses discharged their work:
men during the winter they were all put to
work in my factory, nevertheless the bi a
houses of this city'and county would smile 1
we compared ourselves to them, but we do net
mean to be so odious, except to venture the as-
section that none of them can say, as we can
say “NO ONE OWES US A CENT THAT WE
CAN'T GET.” This is the whole story.
The following are kept constantly on hand.
50 fh ht eat 3 ARNESS prices from
4 .00 and upwards, RGE
STOCK "OF HEAVY HARNESS per
set$25.00 and upwards, 500 HORSE
COLLARS from $1,50 to $5,00
each, over $100.00 worth of
HARNESS OILS and
AXLE GREASE,
$400 worth of ny Nete sold cheap
$150 worth of whips
from 15¢ to $3.00 each,
Horse Brushes,Cury Combs
Sponges, Chamois, RIDING
SADDLES, LADY SIDESADDLES
Harness Soap, Knee Dusters, at low
prices, Saddlery-hardware always on hand
for sale, Harness Leather as low as 26c per
pond We keep everything to be found ££ a
IRST CLASS HARNESS STORE—no chang-
ing, over 20 years in the same room. No two
shops in the same town to catch trade—NO
SELLING OUT for the want of trade or prices-
Four harness-makers at steady work this win-
ter, This is our idea of protection to labor,
when other houses discharged their hands,
they soon found work with us.
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Suring street. Bellefonte, Pa.
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